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Half-Life: Alyx cover art

Half-Life: Alyx

Valve · 2020-03-23

Steam

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Half-Life · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Mar 23, 2020 (SteamVR)

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Half-Life: Alyx is an Action and Adventure game released in 2020, priced at $59.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 105224 reviews).

177
playing now
98%
positive of 106k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (250 ratings)
20
Nexus mods (33k downloads)
93/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend · from 78 critics
14h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 18h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$59.99
steam price (US)

177 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Half-Life: Alyx is a 2020 virtual reality (VR) first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It was released for Windows on March 23, 2020, and for Linux on May 15, with support for most PC-compatible VR headsets. Players control Alyx Vance on a mission to seize a superweapon belonging to the alien Combine before the events of Half-Life 2 (2004). Like previous Half-Life games, Alyx incorporates combat, puzzles and exploration. Players use VR to interact with the environment and fight enemies, using "gravity gloves" to snatch objects from a distance, similarly to the gravity gun from Half-Life 2.

Trailer

Half-Life: Alyx trailer thumbnail

Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 177 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,281 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~535/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (16,420 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 2.1M–4.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 105,839 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$14.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-04-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 19 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16k16k20202026Week of 2020-03-01: 16,223 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6,969 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2,594 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,771 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,007 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 969 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,153 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5,403 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,954 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,068 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,301 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,719 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,589 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,069 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,129 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 867 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 963 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,088 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,372 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,752 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,138 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 887 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 754 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,178 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 731 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 843 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,028 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 674 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,000 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,081 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,036 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 569 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 469 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 790 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 958 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 588 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,028 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,011 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 887 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8371772026-09-14 19:00 — 319 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 250 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 308 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 584 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 384 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 258 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 478 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 334 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 269 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 685 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 433 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 222 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 407 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 489 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 435 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 837 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 541 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 254 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 393 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 640 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 338 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 306 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 499 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 177 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7.6k226Mar 2020Aug 2026Mar 2020 — avg 7,585 · peak 16,459May 2020 — avg 1,120 · peak 2,325Jul 2020 — avg 961 · peak 2,016Sep 2020 — avg 565 · peak 1,119Nov 2020 — avg 832 · peak 1,632Jan 2021 — avg 1,027 · peak 2,252Mar 2021 — avg 886 · peak 2,448May 2021 — avg 644 · peak 1,329Jul 2021 — avg 597 · peak 1,120Sep 2021 — avg 527 · peak 1,398Nov 2021 — avg 546 · peak 1,519Jan 2022 — avg 941 · peak 2,192Mar 2022 — avg 496 · peak 1,032May 2022 — avg 449 · peak 908Jul 2022 — avg 615 · peak 1,169Sep 2022 — avg 426 · peak 1,021Nov 2022 — avg 443 · peak 1,367Jan 2023 — avg 595 · peak 1,362Mar 2023 — avg 444 · peak 1,110May 2023 — avg 301 · peak 600Jul 2023 — avg 438 · peak 935Sep 2023 — avg 296 · peak 733Nov 2023 — avg 484 · peak 1,373Jan 2024 — avg 597 · peak 1,518Mar 2024 — avg 443 · peak 1,134May 2024 — avg 279 · peak 579Jul 2024 — avg 406 · peak 841Sep 2024 — avg 336 · peak 716Nov 2024 — avg 488 · peak 1,431Jan 2025 — avg 521 · peak 1,331Mar 2025 — avg 446 · peak 1,199May 2025 — avg 258 · peak 530Jul 2025 — avg 351 · peak 793Sep 2025 — avg 226 · peak 489Nov 2025 — avg 305 · peak 651Jan 2026 — avg 483 · peak 1,199Mar 2026 — avg 300 · peak 763May 2026 — avg 293 · peak 698Jul 2026 — avg 295 · peak 626Aug 2026 — avg 231 · peak 423
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
45452026-09-232026-10-132026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-25: 9 new positive2026-09-28: 45 new positive2026-09-29: 20 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 12 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 21 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 18 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 24 new positive2026-10-06: 20 new positive2026-10-07: 20 new positive2026-10-09: 18 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 15 new positive2026-10-11: 25 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 13 new positive2026-10-13: 16 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$14.992019-11-212026-10-082019-11-21 — best price $53.992020-10-29 — best price $44.992020-12-01 — best price $59.992021-03-23 — best price $35.992021-07-08 — best price $59.992021-11-24 — best price $29.992022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-06-23 — best price $29.992022-07-25 — best price $59.992022-11-22 — best price $23.992023-01-05 — best price $59.992023-06-29 — best price $23.992023-08-03 — best price $59.992023-11-17 — best price $20.392024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-06-27 — best price $20.392024-08-19 — best price $59.992024-11-27 — best price $19.792025-01-02 — best price $59.992025-06-26 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $59.992026-01-28 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $59.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-09-16 — best price $14.992026-09-19 — best price $14.992026-10-02 — best price $14.992026-10-05 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.3k3572026-05-31 — 491 pageviews2026-06-04 — 457 pageviews2026-06-08 — 557 pageviews2026-06-12 — 393 pageviews2026-06-16 — 460 pageviews2026-06-20 — 415 pageviews2026-06-24 — 622 pageviews2026-06-28 — 533 pageviews2026-07-02 — 473 pageviews2026-07-06 — 624 pageviews2026-07-10 — 467 pageviews2026-07-14 — 465 pageviews2026-07-18 — 385 pageviews2026-07-22 — 405 pageviews2026-07-26 — 431 pageviews2026-07-30 — 439 pageviews2026-08-03 — 415 pageviews2026-08-07 — 467 pageviews2026-08-11 — 412 pageviews2026-08-15 — 384 pageviews2026-08-19 — 403 pageviews2026-08-23 — 519 pageviews2026-08-27 — 448 pageviews2026-08-31 — 778 pageviews2026-09-04 — 500 pageviews2026-09-08 — 491 pageviews2026-09-12 — 589 pageviews2026-09-16 — 761 pageviews2026-09-20 — 535 pageviews2026-09-24 — 628 pageviews2026-09-28 — 648 pageviews2026-10-02 — 478 pageviews2026-10-06 — 535 pageviews2026-10-09 — 446 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

8002026-09-30 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 71 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
87.9%
earned "Gnome Alone"
26.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyCaptions availableVR SupportSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave Anytime1 DLC

27 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-05-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)62,3764%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRFPSActionAliensHorrorSci-fiShooterZombiesAdventureBeautiful

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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